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Jill E. Thomley, PhD
Professor of Statistics, Appalachian State University
My primary scholarly and pedagogical interests are:
- election auditing
- statistics education
- data science education
- standards-based grading
- electronic student engagement
- history of statistics / data science
- women and minorities in statistics
- mathematics / statistics in popular culture
- Women in Mathematics Patch for Girl Scouts
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
PhD in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems
Troy, NY
2000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Troy, NY
1992
Harvard University
AB in Psychology
Cambridge, MA
1990
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Academic Nursing
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Present - 2019
Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Present - 2012
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
2012 - 2006
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
2006 - 2000
Adjunct Instructor
Mathematics Department
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY
1999 - 1999
Senior Teaching Associate
Department of Decision Sciences and
Engineering Systems
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
2000 - 1997
Other Experience
Statistical Consultant
North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE)
Raleigh, NC
Present - 2021
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Project Evaluator
Shodor Education Foundation
Durham, NC
2011 - 2002
- Neurons in Action Version 2: Understanding the Behavior of Normal and Abnormal Neurons (National Science Foundation DUE #0442748)
- Discrete Mathematics for Prospective K-8 Teachers (National Science Foundation DUE #0443317)
- CI-Team: Leveraging Cyberinfrastructure to Scale-Up a Computational Science Undergraduate Curriculum (National Science Foundation OCI #0537405)
- The National Computational Science Institute (National Science Foundation DUE #0127488)
Research Health Science Specialist
Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center
Albany, NY
1995 - 1992
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Select Publications
Raising the Bar with Standards-Based Grading
PRIMUS, 30(8-10), 1110-1126.
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2020
Selbach-Allen, Megan E., Greenwald, Sarah J. Ksir, Amy E., and Thomley, Jill E.
Comparison of Selected Outcomes Associated with Two Post-Operative Analgesia Approaches in the Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient
AANA Journal, 87(1), 51-57.
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2019
Henson, Kevin S., Thomley, Jill E., Lowrie, Lynn J., and Walker, Deborah.